Chef Aarthi Sampath creates a Recipe for Resilience for the series of positivity during the pandemic initated by Children’s Hope India
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The Obamas have it. So do the Pope and the Dalai Lama. And Queen Elizabeth too. As does Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. But unless you’re world-famous or have loads of moolah you probably won’t get your hands on ‘Utsav’ – Vikas Khanna’s book of festivals. That’s because he’s made only 12 customized editions and over 12 years has presented it to some of the world’s movers and shakers.
When Indian-American men cook, it’s considered cool and they are anointed chefs and stars and given all the respect. But when women cook, they are the housewives, the home-cooks and kitchen-bound who are doing what they’ve done for millennia. But now change is happening and some Indian-American women are taking the rolling pin and the tawa, and turning them into money-making startups!
Padma Lakshmi fans will be delighted to know that the culinary star was recognized by Mayor Bill De Blasio with an official proclamation of ‘Padma Lakshmi Day in New York’ on the occasion of Diwali celebrations at the beautiful Gracie Mansion in Manhattan.
At Devi, Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur, who is a tandoori chef, have found the perfect canvas for their food creations.